The Nunda, Eater of People
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The Nunda, Eater of People is a Swahili folk tale about a monstrous man-eating beast, popularized in English through its inclusion in Andrew Lang’s "The Green Fairy Book."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Nunda, Eater of People canonical | 2 |
| "The Nunda, Eater of People" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19335534 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nunda, Eater of People Context triple: [The Green Fairy Book, hasPart, The Nunda, Eater of People]
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A.
Wendigo
The Wendigo is a cannibalistic, malevolent spirit or creature from Algonquian folklore, often depicted as a gaunt, monstrous being driven by insatiable hunger.
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B.
Lake of the Demon
Lake of the Demon is an ominous epithet for Lake Rakshastal, a high-altitude saltwater lake in Tibet traditionally associated with demonic forces and negative spiritual energy in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
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C.
Najac
Najac is a picturesque medieval village in southern France, renowned for its hilltop fortress and well-preserved historic architecture.
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D.
Buronga
Buronga is a small town in southwestern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Murray River opposite Mildura and known for its role in the irrigated agricultural district of the Sunraysia region.
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E.
The Great Serpent
The Great Serpent is the Native American warrior Chingachgook, a noble and courageous Mohican chief featured prominently in James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Nunda, Eater of People Target entity description: The Nunda, Eater of People is a Swahili folk tale about a monstrous man-eating beast, popularized in English through its inclusion in Andrew Lang’s "The Green Fairy Book."
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A.
Wendigo
The Wendigo is a cannibalistic, malevolent spirit or creature from Algonquian folklore, often depicted as a gaunt, monstrous being driven by insatiable hunger.
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B.
Lake of the Demon
Lake of the Demon is an ominous epithet for Lake Rakshastal, a high-altitude saltwater lake in Tibet traditionally associated with demonic forces and negative spiritual energy in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
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C.
Najac
Najac is a picturesque medieval village in southern France, renowned for its hilltop fortress and well-preserved historic architecture.
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D.
Buronga
Buronga is a small town in southwestern New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Murray River opposite Mildura and known for its role in the irrigated agricultural district of the Sunraysia region.
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E.
The Great Serpent
The Great Serpent is the Native American warrior Chingachgook, a noble and courageous Mohican chief featured prominently in James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Nunda, Eater of People